Category: Contemplations
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Dubrovnik, Croatia
Game of Thrones was filmed here. What more do I need to say? I’m guessing nothing, so I will just post pictures instead. But first, the view from Apartment Anka, across from the Dubrovnik marina: We walked the entire wall of the old city in mid-90’s heat, high humidity, no shade. It was rough.…
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Travel Hacking Payoff
About a year and a half ago, I started researching airline, hotel, and bank points and miles programs. Through opening credit cards and regular spending, I accumulated enough points to book business class tickets for my current trip. I know I could have made my miles go further if I had used the points to…
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Split, Croatia
Our very first Airbnb experience was a smashing success. We stayed at Amazing View Apartment and Vina was a wonderful host. I have her personal information if anyone ever goes to Split. We were a two minute walk from all the action and had a view of the port and the city. After having moderate…
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I Love Ljubljana!!
I’ve never rented a car in a foreign country before. Now I’ve got one for 19 days, taking it through 4 countries. We had to buy a vignette to put on our car window when we got to Slovenia. I think I read enough online to know what’s going on, but we’ll see. …
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Travel Hacking Payoff
About a year and a half ago, I started researching airline, hotel, and bank points and miles programs. Through opening credit cards and regular spending, I accumulated enough points to book business class tickets for my current trip. I know I could have made my miles go further if I had used the points to…